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Full name | Whitehawk Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Hawks | ||
Founded | 1945 | ||
Ground | McLaren Enclosed Ground, Brighton | ||
Capacity | 3,126 | ||
Chairman | Ned McDonnell & John Summers | ||
Manager | Ross McNeilly | ||
League | Isthmian League Premier Division | ||
2023–24 | Isthmian League Premier Division, 9th of 22 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Whitehawk F.C. is a semi-professional football club in Whitehawk, a suburb of the city of Brighton and Hove, England, which plays in the Isthmian League Premier Division. Whitehawk's home is the 3,126-capacity McLaren Enclosed Ground[1] within East Brighton Park. Nicknamed The Hawks, the club's traditional playing colours are red and white. Before 2010, the club had never played above County League level, but after three promotions in four seasons reached Conference South in 2013, and the second round of the FA Cup in 2015.[2]